Album Review: Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger

The success of garage-glam wunderkind Ty Segall's seventh solo album Manipulator (2014) virtually demanded a different tack next up, and Emotional Mugger is nothing if not deliberately weird — almost a deconstruction of his past.

Although undeniably strange there's a tangible joie de vivre that's infectious, and while the arrangements, rhythms and instrumentation all seem bizarre and off-kilter, with the heavily-affected vocals adding to the disorientation, what makes it great is that there's a clear plan and obvious artistry to the mayhem. A real psychedelic voyage where others only dream to trip.